Ornamentation of toilet articles



June 19, 1934. s DONALDSON 1,963,892

ORNAMENTATION OF TOILET ARTICLES Filed July 9, 1932 12% J r/ o PaIMUu-bn Ma y! WW TI Patented June 19, 1934 ORNAMENTATION OF TOILET ARTICLES Alfred S. Donaldson, Newark, N. J., assignor to Dupont Viscoloid Company, Wilmington, Del., a corporation of Delaware Application July 9, 1932, Serial No. 621,697

2 Claims.

This invention relates to the ornamentation of toilet articles, such as hairbrushes or hand mirrors.

It is the general object of my invention to effect improvements in the production of an ornamental edge or border portion on such toilet articles.

With this general object in view, important features of the invention relate to the provision of recessed edge portions in such toilet articles, 10; together with the provision of U-shaped or angular edge members adapted to be seated in the recessed edge portions and to be securely aflixed thereto.

My invention further relates to arrangements and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

Preferred forms of the invention are shown in the drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a front View of a hand mirror embodying my improvements;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary rear view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view, taken along the line 33 in Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 but showing a slight modification, and

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary plan view showing an additional modification.

Referring to Figs. 1 to 3, I have shown my invention embodied in a hand mirror having a body portion B and a handle portion H and recessed in the usual manner to receive a mirror glass'G. These parts are of the usual construction and the body and handle are commonly made of a single piece of cellulose nitrate, commonly called celluloid.

In the carrying out of my invention, I recess the edge portions of the body B at their front and rear surfaces as indicated at in Fig. 3, this recessed edge portion preferably continuing around the entire body portion B but being omitted in the handle portion H.

I next provide edge members M for the body portion B, these edge members being shown in Fig. 3 substantially U-shaped in cross section, and being preferably built up in angular formation as indicated in Fig. 1. With this construction, the entire edge of the body portion B may be enclosed between two identical edge members M having their upper ends abutting along the line 12 (Fig. 1) and having their lower ends preferably terminating at the upper end of the handle portion I-I.

These angular edge members M may be formed by partially cutting and bending continuous U- shaped metal strips. The angularly disposed parts of the members M may then be united by soldering or brazing or in any other convenient manner.

Each edge member M is preferably secured to the body portion B by a screw 14 at the upper end of each member M and by a screw 15 at the lower end, these screws having small and inconspicuous heads and being scarcely noticeable in the finished article.

An additional ornamental device 20 (Fig. 1) may be secured by additional screws 21 and 22 to the handle portion H between the lower ends of the members M, thereby completing the design. The outer surfaces of the edge members M and of the device 20 may be embossed or engraved or otherwise ornamented as desired.

Preferably the recesses 10 are of such depth that the outer surfaces of the members M will substantially coincide with the front and rear surfaces of the body portion B after themembers M are applied thereto.

By proceeding as above described, I am able to provide an ornamental and very satisfactory edge portion or molding for a toilet article such as a hairbrush or hand mirror. The edge members are firmly secured from accidental displacement and will not scratch or deface a polished surface if placed thereon, as they do not extend beyond the surface of the body portion B.

In Fig. 4 I have indicated a slightly modified construction in which the edge member M is of angular rather than U-sh'aped cross section, and the body portion B is provided with a recess 30 on one face only thereof. This construction may be adapted where it is desired to ornament only one face of a toilet article.

In Fig. 5 I have shown a slight additional modification in which the ornamental device 40 is secured to and forms a permanent part of one of the edge members M With this construction, the attaching screws 20 and 21 may be omitted if desired, so that the entire ornamentation comprises simply the two edge members M to one of which the ornamental device 40 is permanently attached.

The edge members are preferably formed of thin sheet metal adapted to produce a satisfactory ornamental effect, but they may be formed of other material suitably contrasting with the body portion B, if so desired.

While the fastening devices are shown as small screws, other common and suitable fastening means may be substituted, as no novelty is claimed in any specific fastening device.

Having thus described my invention and the advantages thereof, I do not wish to be limited to the details herein disclosed, otherwise than as set forth in the claims, but what I claim is:-

1. In a toilet article, in combination, a body portion having angularly disposed edge sections, each with an edge recess in one face thereof, an edge member formed of sheet material angular in cross section and constituting a separate unitary structure having portions filling said edge recesses in a plurality of said angularly disposed edge sections and covering the associated side wall of said body portion, and means to secure said unitary edge member in assembled position on said body portion. 7

2. In a toilet article, in combination, a body portion having angularly disposed edge sections, each with edge recesses in its front and rear faces, an edge member formed of sheet material, substantially U-shaped in cross section and constituting a separate unitary structure having portions filling said front and rear edge recesses in a plurality of said angularly disposed edge sec tions and covering the associated side wall of said body portion, and means to secure said unitary edge member in assembled position on said body portion, thefront and rear outer surfaces of said edge member being substantially flush with the adjacent front and rear surfaces of said body portion assembled therewith.

ALFRED S. DONALDSON. 

